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Bon Appetit phases back old favorites, introduces mobile app to  order food
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Bon Appetit phases back old favorites, introduces mobile app to order food

Bon Appetit Management Company is working to streamline food services and bring back items that were eliminated due to COVID-19 restrictions.  One of the biggest changes is the introduction of the Transact Mobile Ordering app, which allows students to order from the cafeteria and A.J.’s Cafe via their phones. David Apthorpe, Bon Appetit general manager,...

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Be grateful despite the circumstances: Throw better parties

We need to party.  Parties, when their purpose is gift-giving, hospitality, and celebration, are not only fun, but essential in developing culture. This is true not just at Hillsdale, but with young people everywhere.  In a time in which it’s all too easy to focus on the negative things in our world, parties are a...

Ian Church receives Templeton grant
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Ian Church receives Templeton grant

The Templeton Foundation has offered Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ian Church a grant totaling just under $2.5 million to fund a three-year project titled “ Launching Experimental Philosophy of Religion.” “I believe this is the biggest research grant the college has ever seen,” Church said. “I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that this project...

When it feels like Hillsdale, it feels like home: alumni find community at Valor Charter Schools
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When it feels like Hillsdale, it feels like home: alumni find community at Valor Charter Schools

In just four years, eight Hillsdale graduates have relocated to Austin, Texas. The reason for relocating down south? Valor Public Charter Schools.  It’s like Hillsdale away from home, said alumnus and fifth grade teacher Nolan Ryan ‘20. And, it’s newer than most schools. Started in 2017 by David Williams, who served as the executive director...

New county board members hold first meeting
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New county board members hold first meeting

When the Hillsdale County commissioners sat down for their monthly meeting last Tuesday, the board was joined by four new members who won their elections two months previous. The board discussed renovations and reopening buildings, agreeing to open the county building starting this past Tuesday.  The new commissioners are Douglas Ingles, Kathleen Schmitt, Brad Benzing,...